The Olympic Garden In China

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It was obvious at the 2008 Beijing Olympic games that the city went to extremes to showcase culture, art, athleticism, and history. Although media coverage ventured out into the city to give us a glimpse there was a lot more to see for those who could manage a trip around the world. China has worked to transform their city over the past 8 years, and beautiful monuments have taken over the city such as the Olympic Gardens.

It is hard to comprehend the  time and precision it took to sculpt these magnificent gardens from scratch..and then to have them change and grow over many years. Talk about a lot of upkeep!  I hope that these Olympic landmarks stay and that I may one day experience them first hand. Time, skill, precision and the magnitude of the living sculptures speaks volumes about the reverence for nature, tranquility, and peace that can be found in a garden.

Is this China's way of "Going Green"? I hope it is a step towards more earth friendly development for the enormous city.  I also wonder how much play the gardens had in the reduction of smog for the games. Just a thought.

The images are remarkable...take a look!